{"id":228283,"date":"2026-02-13T02:06:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T02:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/why-is-dillon-brooks-suspended-for-suns-game-phoenix-stars-foul-trouble-ahead-of-2026-nba-all-star-game-explored\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T02:06:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T02:06:41","slug":"why-is-dillon-brooks-suspended-for-suns-game-phoenix-stars-foul-trouble-ahead-of-2026-nba-all-star-game-explored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/why-is-dillon-brooks-suspended-for-suns-game-phoenix-stars-foul-trouble-ahead-of-2026-nba-all-star-game-explored\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Dillon Brooks Suspended for Suns Game? Phoenix Star&#8217;s Foul Trouble Ahead of 2026 NBA All-Star Game Explored"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5122771\" data-slug-id=\"2734552\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/phoenix-suns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/dillon-brooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Dillon Brooks<\/a> is suspended for one game after getting his 16th technical foul on Wednesday against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/oklahoma-city-thunder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">OKC Thunder<\/a>. Brooks was called for a technical foul during the second quarter of the game after he was whistled for a personal foul. <\/p>\n<p>According to league rules, a player who receives 16 technical fouls in one season will serve a one-game suspension. If the player commits two more technical fouls after that, they will be suspended for an additional game.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend, the Suns ended on a bad note with a 136-109 loss. Additionally, Brooks will not play their first game back from the break, which is against the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, Feb. 19.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>According to Keerthika Uthayakumar, an NBA statistician, Brooks became the first player to reach 16 technical fouls and receive a suspension before the All-Star break. The last player to achieve that was four-time All-Star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/demarcus-cousins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">DeMarcus Cousins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>Dillon Brooks is the first player to reach 16 technical fouls &amp;amp;amp; trigger a suspension before the All-Star break since DeMarcus Cousins in 2017.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite the loss, Dillon Brooks led the Suns in scoring. He finished the game with 23 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. <\/p>\n<h2>Dillon Brooks on getting his 16th technical foul<\/h2>\n<p>The game wasn&#8217;t intense, but the exchange between the Suns star and an official was the reason for the technical foul. After the loss, AZ Central&#8217;s Duane Rankin asked Dillon Brooks what went on between him and referee James Williams, which led to his 16th tech of the season. <\/p>\n<p>Brooks, however, chose not to discuss in detail what transpired.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI don\u2019t really focus on \u2014 the ref told me that I play victim, so I ain\u2019t talking no more about that,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cHe said I&#8217;m playing victim all the time. When I don&#8217;t play the victim, I&#8217;m a bad guy. Choose one.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Brooks said that he could play games without communicating with the officials. It&#8217;s one of the ways he can stay on the floor with his team without getting into trouble. The star forward is a valuable player on both ends for Phoenix. This season, he&#8217;s averaging 21.2 ppg and 3.7 rpg on 44.1% shooting.<\/p>\n<p>However, Brooks also wants officials to officiate consistently.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf you\u2019re going to be consistently bad, then be consistently bad through the whole game. Don\u2019t try to fix it during the game, don\u2019t trying to be doing any of that. Or try (to) even out (the) foul calls. If you\u2019re going to be bad, be bad. Be bad the whole game.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dillon Brooks also said that the Suns have not won a game with Williams as the official. 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